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09b24de2-5f82-4e6b-a870-eef9760396fc | 2 2 Erysipelas 1 - - - - 1 4 5 12 3 26 9 Dysentery 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 4 1 Zymotic Enteritis 20 10 1 1 - - 1 1 4 2 40 39 Acute Pneumonia 11 13 7 6 2 3 12 21 27 33 135 44 Malaria - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - Food Poisoning - - - - - - - 1 2 1 4 3 Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - - 1 13 1 - - 15 12 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 7 - - - - - ... |
8e30622a-ad98-46ef-afaf-91ea8ac86b6d | 52 330 354 563 19 3 2 1 - - 1314 94 Scabies - 2 - 9 4 1 8 3 3 - 30 - 28 Of the total number of notified cases of scarlet fever, as many as 131 cases or 64.5 per cent, were isolated at home. It is interesting to compare this percentage with the corresponding percentage for home isolation of this disease during the years... |
c19db5d0-e349-472e-b38e-833c1d182567 | Mooltan which docked at the Port of London in the month of April. Altogether there were 11 confirmed cases in the country, five of them in the London area, with six fatal cases. A further 22 contacts were also kept under observation until it had been established that the case of which they were contacts was not, in fac... |
00bd284d-dcdd-4d70-98d2-4c36ada2c5cb | Probably only a minority of patients seek medical attention, consequently difficulty in tracing the causal organism with certainty is frequent. In two cases organisms of the Morgan type, probably derived from ham sandwiches, were isolated from the specimens taken from the patients. Another patient was found to be suffe... |
de5c857d-0de8-42f8-bda1-2361506a2ff6 | The Minister of Health in a memorandum to local authorities issued during 1949, stated that, in general, experience during the past 10 years had shown that the notification of food poisoning has achieved the purpose intended, namely, that circumstances requiring further investigation and action of the kind which a gene... |
45ce5adc-232b-4545-b232-00b25fa0ca52 | By Medical Practitioners. Diphtheria 1,013 861 Whooping Cough 44 557 Diphtheria and Whooping Cough combined — 40 Vaccination 894 434 (Figures kindly supplied by Divisional Medical OJJicer) Tuberculosis. The number of primary notifications of tuberculosis was 256, an increase of 24 on the previous year's total. Of the t... |
dec7d923-7261-403f-9a04-cb37320254d8 | Percentage of Tuberculosis Deaths against all Deaths. 1940 124,340 230 115 .92 1,854 6.2 1941 103,630 258 127 1.22 1,627 7.8 1942 110,140 249 102 .92 1,410 7.2 1943 112,700 292 102 .90 1,558 6.5 1944 110,970 248 100 .90 1,611 6.2 1945 115,270 260 90 .70 1,478 6.0 1946 134,420 247 83 .61 1,531 5.4 1947 140,150 297 101 .... |
a385bf87-642a-4a30-8cb7-e15547f1f431 | 41 1,572 3.7 During the first quarter of 1949, the mobile unit for mass miniature radiography visited the district and operated at St. Nicholas' Hospital and at the Woolwich Arsenal. The Health Department assisted in this work and circularised local firms inviting them to co-operate by allowing their employees to take ... |
4e1f0c30-d462-478b-9bcc-3fdfb8fb80d9 | The Work of the Dispensaries. I am indebted to Dr. E. V. Saunders.Jacobs, the Chest Physician at the Clinics, for the following observations on the work carried out during 1949. The work carried out at the Clinics continues to increase, although there has been little variation in the number of notifications, and a redu... |
bd32b108-275f-42b9-bd67-fc034889b788 | Nicholas' Hospital and at the Memorial Hospital, but also at the Brook and Eltham Cottage Hospitals. Domiciliary treatment was carried out in collaboration with the general practitioners, of patients awaiting admission to and on discharge from hospitals and sanatoria. Plans were in preparation for B.C.G. vaccination to... |
0448b590-295f-4717-ae16-e413cd4e2db9 | Number of Primary Notifications 248 297 256 Number of Persons examined for first time 1,312 1,968 2,263 Number of Contacts examined 512 505 473 Number of Contacts found to be Tuberculous 21 14 16 Total number of Attendances 5,415 9,472 12,351 Visits to homes of patients by Chest Physicians 285 92 397 Number of X-ray Ex... |
e0984622-3eed-4f0d-af10-bae6dfbb30b7 | Help is being given in many ways, including the supply of clothing, shoes, extra nourishment and pocket money, and outings and comforts for elderly patients and children. The funds are derived from interest on investments and donations from both employees of firms in the Borough and from private sources. Thanks are due... |
7d2d7246-df31-4561-a3c6-1ee11801bf35 | and articles infested with bugs, are disinfected at the station, but personal clothing of persons treated at the two Cleansing Stations is disinfected at these two stations. During 1949, the Department carried out disinfection of 458 rooms in 323 houses after cases of infectious disease, and of these, 77 premises had b... |
9c6ac889-f3da-48e4-8c7c-a8cbbb1cbb9c | 31 The number of articles disinfected at the Disinfecting Station was 6,991, details of the type and number of articles disinfected there being as follows:— Beds 213 Handbags 82 Palliasses 750 Wearing Apparel 459 Pillows 1,416 Boots 2 Bolsters 190 Slippers 10 Quilts 446 Toys 60 Sheets 548 Cushions 217 Blankets 1,318 Li... |
feed924c-7243-447d-9128-73f62590dd60 | Until it is possible to erect a combined cleansing and disinfecting station, the premises at the Turkish Baths have been structurally altered, enabling the service to be more permanent and efficient. The Turkish Baths and the Cleansing Station are each quite separate establishments. The number of persons cleansed was 1... |
27ab484a-5689-42ca-ab2a-be868df9726d | School Children. Adults. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Men. Women. Number of Cases 17 14 40 49 23 57 200 Number of Treatments 25 18 64 72 30 68 277 32 APPENDIX Services under the Control of the Local Health Authority (London County Council). The following information regarding health services has been kindly suppli... |
c2cc26e8-6896-49d7-a28e-5a01b9ccbd39 | The services provided are also available to the civilian population ; infant welfare, ante-natal and immunisation and vaccination sessions are held. There was considerable development of the home help service. The number of cases attended on 5th July, 1948 (177) rose to 485 on 31st December, 1949, whilst the number of ... |
a55e25a8-e4ae-4d31-8a41-b2ba7aeb3df0 | Under the County Council's voluntary registration scheme for persons undertaking the care of not more than two children, there were 17 child minders on the panel, 10 of whom were minding children. Clinics under the Control of the London County Council on the 31st December, 1949. Woolwich Central Health Centre, Child We... |
8fe2c634-acab-4df5-a36c-508e14b529b6 | Garland Road, Infant welfare and Ante-natal, Toddlers. Plumstead. Bardhill Sports Pavilion Ante-natal. Footscray Road, Eltham. St. Luke's Church Hall, Child Welfare. Westmount Road. Fernhill Street, Child Welfare and Ante-natal, Chiropody, North Woolwich. Toddlers. 137, Alnwick Road, Child Welfare and Ante-natal, Toddl... |
8ef62897-c85a-4a56-9034-b7a7d6d79667 | Sherard Road. School Treatment Centres. Woolwich Central Health Centre, Minor Ailments. Market Street, Woolwich. Plumstead Health Centre, Minor Ailments, Dental. Plumstead High Street. St. Nicholas' Hospital, Aural. Plumstead. Sub-Centre, Middle Park School, Minor Ailments. Eltham. Rusthall Lodge, Rheumatism, Nutrition... |
43c8e7f8-1d42-4244-a571-acc478b08a33 | For the conveyance to hospital of persons meeting with accidents (in the home or elsewhere) or suffering from sudden illness (in streets, public places or places of employment) within the County of London. The ambulance may be called by private, public or police telephone ; full instructions are given in every telephon... |
7429fbd6-2bc7-47d2-a0ec-6acc6c13f090 | In other cases, where no prior arrangements have been made and urgent admission to hospital is deemed necessary, an ambulance should be summoned by dialling REGent 4000-1; CENtral 6301-2 ; RELiance 3622; WATerloo 6000 or NEW Cross 2645. (c) Analgesia Apparatus. For the delivery to addresses within the County of London ... |
b68c9b54-cbc0-45ea-a985-58de9140f8b7 | The West Ham Ambulance Service undertakes, on behalf of the London County Council, ambulance work in the two parts of the Borough which lie north of the River Thames. For accidents or sudden illness, an ambulance may be summoned as in (a ) above. Ambulances for the removal of maternity cases and sick persons from these... |
01cdc2a5-fcdc-48fc-b8a4-7535e04d04c8 | Another hospital serving the area is the Eltham and Mottingham Hospital with 42 beds. The British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, has at the present time a bed complement of 70 [40 at Woolwich and 30 at Paddock Wood (Moatlands) ]. It has been necessary to adopt a system of priorities to ensure that accommodation is av... |
72f51a25-628a-4460-aedc-58abdd18cce0 | Several adaptations (including new X-ray and physiotherapy departments, and new operating theatres) at this hospital are nearing completion. A large number of cases of infectious disease is admitted for treatment at the Brook General Hospital. A small unit of six cots for ophthalmia neonatorum cases has also been opene... |
6b6bc1d6-561a-41ea-b0da-3891afa7067c | In-patients are treated for respiratory tuberculosis in all the general hospitals in the area, the majority at the Brook General Hospital. A small number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis have also been treated as in-patients. There are no beds in the area for sanatorium or convalescent treatment, but arrangemen... |
47cd65ba-e77a-4a6d-b8cf-7525e70b67eb | Attendance at hospital out-patient departments in the Borough has greatly increased during the past year. The need for further accommodation in the area for the chronic sick patient is recognised. Orthopaedic clinics for the treatment of fractures, accident cases, etc., have been opened at the St. Nicholas and Eltham a... |
59ab1e57-53c0-44e0-a168-60413c4d5589 | AC 4372 Woo 50 metropolitan borough of woolwich ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1950 BY T. STANDRING, M.D., B.S., D.P.H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Medical Officer of Health TABLE OF CONTENTS page Health Committee 3 Preface 4 Staff 7 General Statistics 8 Vital Statistics 8 Sani... |
8d3a0757-1f3e-4679-95f6-c116cb093891 | J. R. Whiting (Chairman) Councillor G. E. Offord (Vice-Chairman) Alderman— L. A. Heath Councillors— T. G. Blann D. J. O'Byrne N. G. Burbridge Mrs. M. E. Polley G. S. Dean D. S. Ramsey A. H. Gilder, m.b.e., j.p. Mrs. K. M. Rance Mrs. A. E. Maxwell D. S. Ritchie Mrs. E. R. M. Middleton D. P. Walsh 3 PREFACE To the Mayor,... |
e32a0429-a973-44f5-9103-4018cd8650bf | The general standard of the health of the Borough during the year may be regarded as satisfactory. The Registrar-General's estimate of the population in mid-1950 was 149,000 (Home Population). This figure is the number of civilians resident in the Borough (144,000) plus members of the Armed Forces stationed in the Boro... |
648dc0f8-b039-4abc-9a60-f0163ab79ba2 | Heart diseases account for nearly a quarter of the total deaths in the Borough, whilst one in every five deaths is attributable to cancer. Cancer is mainly a disease of the elderly and the general ageing of the population explains much of this increase. Again, improved medical diagnosis accounts for some increase. But ... |
c49c5983-9a0e-4fcd-a8b9-ecea81dc0998 | From the table in the body of the Report showing the chief vital statistics for the Borough since 1921, it will be seen that in that year there were 197 infant deaths. The number has steadily declined, but even twelve years ago there were 103 infant deaths. During the last fifty years, the Borough's infant death rate h... |
eb28fb23-7c36-4d52-83c1-30ab60b19255 | The Borough Council has long been active in campaigning for the immunisation of all young children, and there is no doubt that the work carried out in this field before and during the war years is reaping rich benefits. An outbreak of poliomyelitis occurred during the summer and autumn of 1950 and there was a high inci... |
9b4b9f54-6914-43a8-80a2-868960cfc90e | This is indeed most encouraging. On the occasion of the recent visit to the Borough of the mass radiography unit some 16,000 persons were examined. One of the Council's most important health activities is that of health education and during 1950 it was possible to increase further the Department's Health Education work... |
b6896d18-27a5-4384-b6cd-40673bd2835b | Arrangements were also in hand to give another series of lectures to the canteen staff at one of the large Woolwich factories and for a further series of lectures to food handlers in the Eltham district. With the object of making the lives of old people more comfortable and less lonely, special attention is being direc... |
60d2e89e-d91a-48c4-8e2c-8a62ecd818dc | The Council has considered what further help it can give to the elderly, and has given financial assistance to organisations providing meals, and approved a contribution towards the cost involved in the home visitation of old people and for the services of a part-time organiser to supervise the regular visitation of th... |
488e78b1-6f36-4457-bfde-958eeec6385d | The Council has also considered a comprehensive schedule of further possible clearance areas in the Borough and is keen to begin slum clearance work again. I hope it will not now be long delayed. Woolwich has a proud record in the provision of houses. A further 331 new houses were completed by the Council in 1950 and 1... |
2ec126ac-1ed6-4a0e-8e7c-04fa4f876c3b | At a time when the largest number of houses possible must be fit for occupation 5 the financial burden placed upon many owners, due to the cost of repairs exceeding the amount of rents derived from property, means that a proportion of houses which it is essential should be kept in good repair will the more rapidly dete... |
7a4689d7-ad8e-41cb-9b7f-7a490c826389 | The complaints have related to: Glass splinters, dirt, a chestnut and a beetle in milk; mites and cigarette ash in bread; a nail in meat pie; metal in a date slice; glass and flour mites in bread; a glass splinter in sausage; and maggoty cake. In several cases there was evidence of carelessness in preparation and in a ... |
3c781d4f-bf6a-44a4-88c8-85fa2f21154c | I believe that the extension of these free facilities to five other major public conveniences in the Borough will more than justify the small additional expense in maintaining this service. The number of animals arriving for slaughter at the one large abattoir in the Borough has increased by some 14,000 during the last... |
fd71cf73-f680-4325-8ea6-2f7937fff56a | The first stage of capital works at the Outfalls is now in progress. Following representations by the Borough Council, the Minister of Health assured the Council that he will be ready to authorise a further large-scale scheme of improvement in the autumn of 1951, i.e., before the present improvement work has been compl... |
aa82c439-33fb-4d94-ade9-555490a278b2 | I have continued to act for the Local Health Authority in the day-today administration of their personal health services, 6 I desire to thank members of the Council for their continued confidence and support and also members of the staff for valuable work during the year and for the help they have given me personally. ... |
accfe434-0022-412d-bc59-756d562fd7be | E. M. Page Miss E. C. Nicolson Miss M. N. Prigmore Miss M. A. Reavil H. R. Hart (joined H.M. Forces, 12th May, 1950) L. W. Jago (resigned 14th September, 1950) C. Burgess G. Ryan J. Kay (appointed 6th November, 1950) K. Doubleday (temporary ; appointed 19th June, 1950). Sanitary Inspectors— Chief Sanitary Inspector—C. ... |
4e02a1dc-9187-4f41-b2d9-34fc665a42cc | Pendrill F. A. Andrew H. M. Kersey F. J. Hoines W. F. Wheal W. McLelland E. Rees Miss M. F. Thomas Miss B. Hatfield R. A. Leach W. F. Troughton R. Lincoln K. S. Cooper K. J. Coppin J. A. Orrell K. A. Bennett J. B. O'Connell R. H. Pasterfield Public Analyst (Part-time)— H. Amphlett Williams, Ph.d. (Lond.), a.c.g.f.c., f... |
95eafc1a-d563-4916-af10-c979c129c706 | Population (Home, i.e., including members of H.M. |
18e7816a-4c44-44ac-922e-23c380244e97 | Forces stationed in the district) 149,000 Live Births—Legitimate 2,073 Live Births—Illegitimate 99 Total Live Births 2,172 Birth Rate 14.57 Stillbirths 42 Stillbirths—Rate per 1,000 total births 18.0 Deaths 1,668 Death Rate per 1,000 population 11.2 Maternal Deaths 2 Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total bir... |
3e5ba678-a303-4e35-9ed4-7e1407fb83b4 | The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1950 was 1,911. After correction for inward and outward transfers, the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,172, being 332 less than in the previous year. Of the total births, 1,074 were boys and 1,098 girls. It is known that 2,018 births took place in public ... |
f9f353ce-cd0d-48e1-8fa8-7ff0a9e6d729 | In 1948 the natural increase in population was 954; in 1949, 932; and in 1950, 500. Deaths. The number of deaths registered in Woolwich was 1,311 and after correction for inward and outward transfers the net number was 1,668, giving a death rate of 11.2 for the Borough. This figure is slightly higher than for the previ... |
83692931-03f0-48be-acc5-1c8285dd8b80 | Deaths of Woolwich residents in hospitals in the Borough totalled 333 (280 in 1949), whilst 312 died in other hospitals within the London area and 143 in hospitals outside the London area. Of the total number of deaths, 330 were from Cancer, of which 175 occurred in men and 155 in women. There were two maternal deaths ... |
19f57d35-3102-403a-ad45-fe604ea3df5d | The infant death rate was 24.4 per 1,000 live births, compared with 28.7 in 1949, and 27-0 in 1947, the previous lowest figure for the Borough. The Woolwich infant death rate compares very favourably with that for England and Wales for 1950 (29.8) and for London (26.3). The number of infant deaths is 18 fewer than occu... |
994e977d-8d94-469b-b693-c7f88dbb6507 | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents" whether occurring within or without the district. Deaths in Public Institutions. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 55 years. 55 and un... |
4f03f312-a37d-49f5-bb41-598f468e4d59 | other 5 1 — - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 4 Syphilitic disease 7 — — — — — — — - - 4 3 - - 5 Diphtheria — — — — — — — — - - - - - - - Whooping Cough - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meningococcal infections 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Acute poliomyelitis 1 — — — — — — — 1 - - - - - 1 Measles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other in... |
cf50c3a9-2ab1-4620-a152-533e6eeb114f | stomach 45 — — — — — — 3 4 5 19 14 10 6 9 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 71 - - - - - 1 2 12 22 24 10 18 4 26 Malignant neoplasm, breast 24 - - - - - - 1 4 5 6 8 3 1 3 Malignant neoplasm, uterus 20 — — — — — — 1 4 8 4 3 4 - 6 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 170 1 1 1 — — 2 6 23 37 51 48 40 16 54 Leukaemia, ... |
779a628e-cf6d-4884-a8fd-571e01a1a0c5 | 7 Vascular lesions of nervous system 170 - - - - - 1 — 9 20 57 83 20 16 41 Coronary disease angina 222 — — — — — — 4 15 52 74 77 41 18 30 Hypertension with heart disease 42 — — — — — — — 5 3 15 19 12 9 14 Other heart disease 287 — — — — — — 7 11 17 64 188 25 5 69 Other circulatory disease 59 — — — — - - - 6 7 15 31 16 ... |
64a97d36-0f38-4abf-bda4-099873a1f0ef | 5 10 23 41 6 1 16 Other diseases of respiratory system 15 — — — 1 — 2 — 2 3 6 1 4 3 11 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 30 - - - - - - - 3 8 11 8 15 4 6 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 8 1 1 2 - - 2 2 3 1 3 Nephritis and Nephrosis 18 — — 1 — ! 1 3 - 3 8 1 6 2 7 Hypherplasia of prostate 22 — — — — — — — 2 7 13 10 2 8 Pr... |
a9373646-42e7-459e-84cb-905a29f1a18f | abortion 2 — — — - 2 - - - - - - - 1 Congenital malformations 10 5 — 1 '- - - 2 - 1 - 1 3 2 4 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 158 35 — 2 1 2 4 7 9 16 40 42 50 30 47 Motor vehicle accidents 13 — — 1 2 - 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 5 All other accidents 20 — 1 1 1 - - 2 1 3 5 6 6 10 6 Suicide 15 — — — - 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 4 3 Homi... |
9a2d2a19-c49a-4b65-808d-42dbb01f6168 | Birth Rates, Death Rates and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1950. Rate per 1,000 Population. Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Live Births. Still Births. All Causes Tuberculosis Acute Poliomyelitis incuding Polio encephalitis Smallpox Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Pneumonia Ty... |
1ae5ca8c-c5d0-4a5a-8bdb-dc5ed1a65966 | 02 - 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.49 0.00 2.2 33.8 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations, 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) 16.7 0.38 11.6 0.33 0.02 - 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.45 0.00 1.6 29.4 London 17.8 0.36 11.8 0.39 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.48 0.00 1.0 26.3 WOOLWICH 14.4 0.26 10.7 0.38 0.01 . |
e0103cf5-de2e-4912-be73-d08085e43bc2 | — 0 .00 0.00 0.04 0.44 0.00 1.0 24.4 The birth and death rates locally and nationally are compared in the following table Table:— 11 The chief Vital Statistics since 1921 are given in the following Table:— Table No. 4. Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births. Nett Deaths belonging to the District. Net... |
bf201af3-6eef-4e62-855b-b37d1dccb6a2 | 3 184 63 1,603 11.6 b 138,254 1923 a 143,530 2,867 20.5 123 43 1,387 9.9 b 140,000 1924 a 144,400 2,590 18.5 168 65 1,543 11.0 b 139,980 1925 a 145,440 2,582 18.3 141 55 1,519 10.8 b 140,740 1926 a 146,200 2,463 17.4 107 43 1,450 10.2 b 141,900 1927 a 144,770 2,242 15.9 95 42 1,491 10.6 b 140,770 1928 a 146,600 2,269 1... |
d3e50d20-eff0-4ee9-bb07-eca7b74dc12b | 0 b 141,100 1929 a 146,800 2,312 16.3 144 62 1,780 12.6 b 141,600 1930 a 146,800 2,188 15.5 91 42 1,547 10.9 b 141,600 1931 a 147,400 2,155 15.1 128 59 1,654 11.6 b 142,600 1932 a 146,400 2,054 14.0 123 60 1,635 11.1 1933 a 146,200 1,857 12.7 116 62 1,634 11.2 1934 a 145,520 2,000 13.7 127 63 1,650 11.3 1935 a 146,400 ... |
7e43b292-895b-42a9-ad3c-3d08a9bcd484 | 500 10.2 1936 a 146,500 2,017 13.8 121 59 1,649 11.2 1937 a 149,400 2,125 14.2 86 40 1,660 11.1 1938 a 150,900 2,057 13.6 102 50 1,576 10.4 1939 a 150,800 2,133 14.1 103 49 1,592 11.1 1940 b 124,340 1,846 14.8 66 36 1,854 14.9 1941 b 103,630 1,459 14.0 65 42 1,627 15.7 1942 b 110,140 2,036 18.5 71 34 1,410 12.8 1943 b ... |
9ac88671-d98f-4fb9-a4c0-912ed56110a2 | 174 19.3 77 35 1,558 13.8 1944 b 110,970 2,037 18.3 83 40 1,611 14.5 1945 b 115,270 2,021 17.5 83 41 1,478 12.8 1946 b 134,420 2,903 21.6 91 31 1,531 11.4 1947 b 140,150 3,193 22.8 87 27.25 1,626 11.6 1948 b 142,800 2,527 17.7 74 29.28 1,573 11.0 1949 b 144,000 2,504 17.4 72 28.75 1,572 10.9 1950 c 149,000 2,172 14.6 5... |
2bda17d0-2b7a-4ce1-9ead-96f845e3549e | 40 1.668 11.2 a—Total population. b—Civil population. c—Home population. 12 Vital Statistics for 1950 for the Wards of the Borough:— Table No. 5. Wards. Births. Deaths. Legitimate. Illegitimate Stillbirths. Under 1 year. All Ages. Dockyard 56 5 — 3 74 St. Mary's 67 4 — 1 44 River 87 8 1 4 89 St. George's 134 9 3 3 40 W... |
bc62a179-b27d-4fc0-a6ab-1ff542f79b23 | Nicholas 181 7 1 5 126 Abbey Wood 155 7 6 — 154 PLUMSTEAD 958 47 20 21 826 Well Hall 122 6 2 2 123 Avery Hill 327 7 5 7 207 Sherard 322 13 9 12 265 ELTHAM 771 26 16 21 595 BOROUGH 2,073 99 40 53 1,668 SANITARY ADMINISTRATION Staff. The staff of the Sanitary Section at the end of the year consisted of the Chief Inspecto... |
cf07799e-2931-48e2-90e3-cabb79b6183b | The benefit of this scheme was felt during the year. Sanitary Inspection of the Area. During the year, 39,425 inspections, including re-inspections, were carried out by the sanitary inspectors, being almost 9,000 more than in the previous year. The nature of these inspections is shown in Table No. 6, and details of nui... |
ad518a5a-cd1e-4a5b-9de7-fd0cacb2c024 | Complaints investigated 4,023 Tents and Vans 3 Complaints re-inspections 10,218 Factories 419 Outworkers' premises 139 Workplaces 18 Houses re Overcrowding 640 Shops Act 383 New houses re water supply 604 Food premises 3,218 Houses re infectious disease 460 Itinerant vendors 26 Houses re smallpox contacts 19 Complaints... |
53f1d240-8b57-4c08-8fa6-3ddfee54e1fe | 7.—Nuisances Abated. Dirty conditions 1,275 Drainage defects 1,363 Damp conditions 4,948 Water closet defects 1,400 Dilapidations 6,205 Dustbins provided 486 Verminous rooms cleansed 1,052 Water supply defects 214 Defective lighting 393 Foul accumulations removed 48 Defective ventilation 398 Overcrowding remedied 76 De... |
be524476-18ca-406d-a01f-6cc796e93218 | One private spring in the Woolwich Borough is at Conduit Meadows, Eltham. There are three private deep wells used for trade purposes and also deep wells at the Council's Woolwich and Plumstead Baths and at the refuse destructor plant at Plumstead. Another deep well, the supply from which is unfit for drinking, is situa... |
35e1e19c-26fc-4ff7-b9c0-f668d0188fc1 | At the end of the year the number of sellers of Part II Poisons (other than registered Pharmacists) on the list maintained by the Council was 145. This number includes 12 new registrations during the year. 14 Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts. During 1950 the Health Committee authorised the issue of certif... |
c24ff38d-9cdd-4e56-bd04-d33fba5d854e | (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities 46 87 5 - (ii) Factories not included in (t) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 337 332 24 - (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) - — — — To... |
7d6b8eb4-08ce-4803-b442-fcc325968990 | Want of cleanliness 9 9 - - - Overcrowding - - - - - Inadequate ventilation 2 2 - - - Ineffective drainage of floors 5 5 - - - Sanitary Conveniences:— (a) Insufficient 15 15 - 6 - (b) Unsuitable or defective 59 59 - 10 - (c) Not separate for sexes - - - - - Other offences against the Act (not including offences relatin... |
15c0f682-e4b0-491e-9628-9f45f5cbd1d9 | 1 Artificial Flowers 4 Feather sorting 2 Packing of buttons, etc. 2 Making stuffed toys, etc. 1 Cosaques, Christmas crackers and similar 1 Lampshades 9 Rodent Control. The work of rat destruction was continued throughout the year. The staff engaged on this work consisted of two investigators and four operatives working... |
6c43e6e3-aa2f-40ff-9976-3f912820d4ae | The sewers are treated twice a year in addition to an annual test bait, and the Council's refuse destructor tips are treated monthly. At the maintenance treatment carried out in June, 696 manholes were treated and "takes" were recorded in 382 manholes or 55 per cent. of the number baited. A total of 697 manholes was tr... |
ba84a34a-cbea-4ef1-8370-d8aeca912465 | Guidance to local authorities on methods of treatment continues to be made available by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, which came into force on the 31st March, 1950, re-enacts, with modifications, the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act which is repealed, and makes p... |
3b76b97b-15b3-4521-b38c-5ecdb6bb3173 | Local Authorities are empowered to serve notice on owners or occupiers of any land, requiring destruction of rats and mice and the notice may specify forms of treatment and any structural repairs or other works required to be effected. There is a right of appeal against the notice to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. Gr... |
a9d83396-f26d-43a3-9c3d-69f0aacda178 | Businesses dealing with food, including the manufacture, storage, transport or sale of food, must give notice to the Minister of any infestation that comes to their knowledge and the Minister may give directions for preventing or mitigating such infestation, including the carrying out of structural works or the applica... |
4b5f47c6-8126-435c-ab39-ccd3d7d2812e | During 1950 the Council instituted proceedings against two men for an offence against the London County Council Bye-laws respecting the business of a rag and bone dealer. The men were seen by a police constable in a Woolwich street to hand balloons with plastic covers to eight small children in exchange for bundles of ... |
b071f3c0-8cb2-4b56-a0e9-6af048883ab9 | During 1950 it was necessary to institute legal proceedings in 97 cases in order to obtain compliance with notices served by the sanitary inspectors under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Of the total summonses, 45 were withdrawn, 17 the work being in hand at the time of the hearing, and a further 28 summonses wer... |
8b8f8dc5-fa32-4935-96a4-856fba34c44f | Where in the opinion of the Council removal is necessary in the interests of the persons concerned, or in the interest of the general public, the Council can apply to a Court for an Order requiring removal to suitable premises for a period, in the first instance, of not more than three months. However, action under thi... |
49f46e69-7733-4cc0-bce9-e711cade3213 | The two women inspectors of the Department made 1,162 visits to the homes of old people during 1950. Valuable assistance was also given by the Home Nursing Service and the Home Helps, with whom there is complete liaison. Work, on behalf of the London County Council, on the erection of a home in the Plumstead Common are... |
fc709a7e-0e09-492c-99a1-b4953687f792 | Metropolitan Borough Councils are responsible at the present time for the administration of the powers contained in Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, so far as they relate to the making of contributions to the funds of voluntary organisations who arrange for the provision of meals for old people in their... |
bfff0eef-9d43-4d1c-9a79-6403dcda64e4 | In Abbey Wood, the area nearest to the marshland, considerable annoyance has been caused in late years by this pest and extensive spraying operations have been carried out on stagnant ponds, marsh ditches and allotment holders' water butts, reducing this annoyance to a minimum. During the year, fewer complaints were re... |
1300456d-1bc6-4f8e-9759-bcd44518a8cc | The offensive smells from the River Thames were again a source of complaint during the summer months of 1950. During the previous year the Council had made representations to the London County Council and the Port of London Authority on this matter and were informed that an improvement programme of capital works, at an... |
78596058-98ad-433c-856a-9e5d6a0d9628 | Representation was also made by the Council to the Minister of Health, pointing out that there was considerable concern locally about the condition of the River, and that it was considered essential that works to effect a substantial improvement should be commenced at an early date. The Minister replied that he would b... |
3b432784-9214-4552-b13c-3167952928e1 | Investigations of a nuisance from fine dust emitted from a factory in the Plumstead area have been carried out. Numerous visits to the factory were made by officers of the Council and, following a particular observation, the owner was pressed to effect an immediate improvement. A notice was also served requiring the fa... |
4dd90658-2e95-4d94-a8f6-9119aedac073 | The firm concerned stated that the primary cause of the excessive smoke was the quality of the coal being used, which was not all of one size and so made proper stoking very difficult. Recent observations on these chimneys, however, have shown some reduction in the amount of smoke being emitted. At the Annual Conferenc... |
3a8b366f-5429-4894-bbf3-09d9d03234f1 | Whilst in sympathy with the above resolution, the Council felt that, in view of the above position and owing to present difficulties generally, and especially the higher cost of smokeless fuels, no further action could be taken in the matter. Mortuary. Public mortuary facilities are provided at the Council's premises a... |
d3f4e53c-140b-4412-b284-e7c9ff107862 | Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, it is the duty of the Council as sanitary authority to arrange for the burial or cremation of any person who has died, or been found dead, in their area, where it appears to the Council that no other suitable arrangements have been or are being made. Expenses incur... |
d02ed634-2db3-466c-afc4-931e06c94d86 | Roughly, each cemetery serves the area after which it is named. The following table gives details of interments during the last three years at these cemeteries:— Table No. 9. Cemetery. Number of Interments. 1948. 1949. 1950. Woolwich 474 416 416 Plumstead 623 586 600 Eltham 321 357 348 Proposed Joint Crematorium. The C... |
2c9b348f-d0d5-4aad-8b11-b62dada993d8 | The parish churches of Woolwich and Elthara, and the old parish church of Plumstead, each have an extensive churchyard, but burials are confined solely to Eltham, where only old vaults and graves are now opened. Washing Facilities for the Public. In January, 1950, in order to encourage personal hygiene, the Health Comm... |
9a7505c3-dab4-4c4d-b658-983cb5a1c87f | The Works Committee gave sympathetic and favourable consideration to the initiation of a free "wash-and-brush-up" service at the Beresford Square convenience for a trial period of six months. This service commenced on the 1st May, the paid service continuing, and its working was reviewed at the end of the year. Of the ... |
3dcfa374-44ce-4c3c-aa52-db59e43c5bdc | The Council has four bathing establishments in the Borough. A full description of this service, which includes swimming baths, slipper baths, Turkish baths and massage, wash-houses and the use of the premises for social and sporting activities during the winter months, was included in my Annual Report for 1949. The Bat... |
14e320cd-85bb-4d96-b0dd-98b0b275b9b2 | Samples of swimming bath water for bacteriological testing are taken monthly and more frequently if found necessary. One hundred such samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1950 and satisfactory reports were received on all the samples. The Department carries out its own tests of free chlorine es... |
3494a394-693b-4281-af86-9589c93abbe2 | During 1950, 41,570 tons of house and trade refuse were collected and, with the trade refuse delivered by various tradesmen, brought the total to 48,586 tons dealt with at the destructor. The salvaged material, weighing 1,889 tons, yielded £6,546 when sold. The raw kitchen waste dealt with was 2,947 tons and realised £... |
3036dc8c-e896-4d98-99f4-6991d2edb8f3 | The information regarding the street cleansing, refuse disposal and public conveniences, has been kindly supplied by the Borough Engineer. HOUSING In December, 1950, there were 38,424 houses in the Borough. The number inspected for housing defects under the Public Health or Housing Acts was 14,849 compared with 6,242 i... |
6def9189-391b-492a-9095-5f64ea72aa24 | The Council is under obligation, upon application made by either landlord or occupier to give in writing the permitted number of persons in respect of any dwelling house, and measurements were taken of dwellings on 640 occasions, compared with 126 in 1949. In all, 198 families were found to be living in overcrowded con... |
630a0b4f-fb17-42d4-accf-2a604b8de694 | 81, Eltham Road, S.E. 9, 22, Heverham Road, S.E. 18 and 9, Passey Place, S.E. 9. The Council authorised the service of a notice on the owner of No. 7, Heavitree Road, Plumstead, requested that works to render the house fit be executed as required by Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936. At the end of the year action was ... |
6f320f9e-5889-4670-be6f-59302a2036dd | The County Council agreed with the proposal that the clearance and redevelopment of this area (which forms part of a considerably larger area now known as "the St. Mary's Redevelopment Area") should be carried out by the Borough Council. At the end of the year arrangements were being made with a view to the Council acq... |
c3968473-7c1c-4731-b8d4-6369a0d29310 | The number of new houses built in the Borough during 1950 are summarised as follows:— By Woolwich Borough Council, 331 ; by private enterprise, 127. In addition, 169 flats erected by the London County Council on the Barnfield Estate became available for letting during the year. Apart from the erection of flats by the L... |
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